According to a January 17, 2019, press release from Palo Alto Networks' Unit 42, a threat intelligence team, a Linux mining malware developed by Rocke group has advanced to uninstall cloud security pr (42, BTC, XMR)

On January 9, 2019, the alleged kidnappers of Anne-Elisabeth Falkevik Hagen, the wife of Norwegian billionaire Tom Hagen, demanded over $9 million in form of Monero(XMR) for her return. Hagen has bee (BTC, XMR)

The wife of one of the wealthiest men in Norway has been missing and is allegedly a victim of kidnappers. The perpetrators have reportedly demanded the ransom to be paid in Monero (XMR).$10M in Moner (BTC, XMR)

Bitcoin This week the price had a reversal around the $3,600 support level, which was marked on our previous market update. After breaking the resistance at $3,900, there was an attempt to breach the (BCH, BTC, ETH, XMR)

The highly-publicized acceptance of Monero at the official merch store of Fortnite, the world's most popular game, was an accident, the founder of Epic Games, Fortnite's parent company, revealed on (BTC, XMR)

The 2018 bear trend brought an increase in correlation across the leading cryptocurrency markets, with recent research indicating that 10 of the top 15 crypto assets by market cap show a price correlation of more than 64%. Additionally, five cryptocurrency pairs show a correlation larger than 80% for 2018 - ADA and XLM, BTC and LTC, XMR and BTC, ETH and LTC, and XMR and LTC. (ADA, BCH, BTC, EOS, ETH, LTC, MIOTA, XLM, XMR, XRP)

The official merchandise store for Fortnite, a popular video game, has started accepting Monero (XMR) as its exclusive cryptocurrency, the company announced in a tweet on January 1, 2019. Fortnite's M (BTC, XMR)

In this edition of The Daily, crypto wallet Lite.im, which is integrated with popular messengers, has added support for BTC. Also, the online store In this edition of The Daily, crypto wallet Lite.im, which is integrated with popular messengers, has added support for BTC. Also, the online store selling Fortnite merchandise now accepts monero and esports company Unikrn has launched a crypto betting platform using technology from Bittrex. (BTC, XMR)

Best recovery in crypto for the month; Ethereum, Tron, Iota and Maker, still falling were Stellar, Monero and Zcash. The final month of 2018 saw Best recovery in crypto for the month; Ethereum, Tron and Maker, still falling were Stellar, Monero and Zcash. (ETH, MIOTA, XMR, ZEC)

The cryptocurrency ecosystem has grown dramatically in a short number of years, with the number of crypto markets increasing from 59 in 2013 to over 2,000 today. Looking at historic snapshots of the cryptocurrency markets from Christmases past also shows a significant turnover in the leading altcoins by market cap. (ADA, BCH, BTC, ETC, ETH, LTC, MIOTA, NXT, REP, XEM, XLM, XMR, XRP)

The news outlet Observer reported on December 12, 2018, that Bail Bloc would be directing their Monero mining contributions to bail migrants out in ICE detention facilities. The cryptocurrency scheme (BTC, ICE, XMR)